Check pad casing



Feb. 10, 1942. HAVELES 7 2,272,321

CHECK PAD CASING Filed Nov. 6, 1940 INVENTOR. if/any?! A. Hal/ales 4 MWATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 10, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHECK PAD CASINGEvangel A. Haveles, Los Angeles, Calif. Application November 6, 1940,Serial No. 364,477

6 Claims.

My invention relates to a check pad casing, more particularly a checkpad casing arranged to be clipped on the edge portion of a table, deskor the like, and the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide a check ad casing of this class in which a spring clipmember in connection with the check pad casing member is arranged to beclipped over the edge portion of a table, desk or the like in frictionalengagement therewith for holding the check pad and check pad casing incertain position on the upper side of said table, desk or the like atthe edge portion thereof;

Second, to provide a check pad casing of this class in which a springclip member is arranged in connection with the check pad casing memberand said spring clip member is resilient having a portion thereofextending below the check pad casing and being arranged to tensionallyengage the lower side of the edge portion of a table, desk or the likeclamping the said edge portion between said check pad casing member andsaid portion of said spring clip member extending below said check padcasing member;

Third, to provide a check pad casing of this class in which the springclip member maintains a very firm engaged relation with the edge portionof tables, desks or the like;

the check pad casing member thereof;

Fifth, to provide a check pad casing of this class in which the springclip member is provided with an angularly disposed edge portion whichfacilitates the positioning of the spring clip member over the edgeportion of tables, desks or the like; 4

Sixth, to provide a novel check pad casing of this class; and

Seventh, to provide a check pad casing of this class which is verysimple and economical of construction, efiicient, durable and which willnot readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, myinvention consists of certain novel features of construction,combination and arrangement of parts and portions as will be hereinafterdescribed in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims,reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the characters ofreference thereon which form a part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a top or plan view of my check pad casing; Fig. 2 is a sideelevational view thereof showing my check pad casing in connection withthe edge of a table, desk or the like which is shown fragmentarily bydash lines; Fig. 3 is an end view-of my check pad casing shownpositioned on the edge of a table, desk or the like which is shown bydash lines; and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view taken from theline 4-4 of Fig. 3 showing by dash lines a fragmentary portion of theedge of a table, desk or the like upon which my check pad casing ispositioned.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawing.

The check pad casing member I, check pad retaining member 2, and thespring clip member 3, constitute the principal parts and portions of mycheck pad casing.

The check pad casing member I is substantially rectangular in form, asshown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, and is provided with angular upwardlyextending side portions la, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing.This check pad casing member I is preferably made of sheet metal and isprovided with an ofiset portion lb at its one end intermediate the sideportions la, as shown best in Fig. 4 of the drawing. The check padretaining member 2 is substantially U-shaped in cross section and isarranged to be positioned in the offset portion lb of the check padcasing member I so that the upper side of the bottom portion of thecheck pad casing member I is substantially in flush horizontal relationwith the portion 2a of the check pad retaining member 2, as shown bestin Fig. 4 of the drawing. This portion 2a of the check pad retainingmember 2 is rigidly secured to the offset portion lb of the check padcasing member I. The angularly extending portion 2b of the check padretaining member 2 is arranged for use in facilitating the positioningof the check pad A, as shown by dash lines, at its one end in the checkpad retaining member 2. It being noted that this check pad retainingmember 2 is resilient and is arranged to clamp the check pad A at itsportion 20, as shown best in Fig. 4 of the drawing.

The spring clip member 3 is made of a fiat piece of sheet metal and isformed in the shape, as shown best in Fig. 3 of the drawing, being bentat a right angle forming a corner portion 3a therein and havingangularly extending end portions 3b and 3c; the end portion 30 beingsecured to one of the upwardly extending side portions la of the checkpad casing member 1 preferably by spot welding, as shown best in Figs. 2and 4 of the drawing, but may be secured to the check pad casing memberI by other means as desired. This spring clip member 3 is resilient andthe angularly extending portion 3b is angularly disposed to the portion311 providing means to facilitate the positioning of this spring clipmember 3 over the under side of edge portions of desks, tables or thelike, as shown best in Fig. 3 of the drawing. When this spring clipmember is removed from the edge portion of a table, desk or the like theportions 311 and 3b shift to the dash line position B, as shown best inFig. 3 of the drawing. It is therefore apparent that the resilientcharacter of this spring clip member 3 provides firm frictionalengagement with the under side of edge portions of tables, desks or thelike, all as shown best in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The angularlyextending portion 3d of this spring clip member 3 tends to clamp theedge portion of a table, desk or the like in intermediate relation withitself and thecheck pad casing member I providing a firm tensionalengaged relation of said spring clip member 3 and the check pad casingmember I in its relation with the edge portion of said table, desk orthe like.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combinationand arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to be limited tothis particular construction, combination and arrangement but desire toinclude in the scope of my invention the construction, combination andarrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a check pad casing of the class described, the combination of aflat check pad casing member provided with upwardly extending sideportions, and a spring clip member secured to one of said upwardlyextending side portions and extending inwardly from said side portion inspaced relation with the bottom side of said check pad casing member.

2. In a check pad casing of the class described, the combination of aflat check pad casing member provided with upwardly extending sideportions, and a spring clip member secured to one of said upwardlyextending side portions and extending inwardly from said side portion inspaced relation with the bottom side of said check pad casing member,said spring clip member provided with two extending portions disposed atsubstantially a right angle from each other.

3. In a check pad casing of the class described, the combination of aflat check pad casing member provided with upwardly extending sideportions, and a spring clip member secured to one of said upwardlyextending side portions and extending inwardly from said side portion inspaced relation with the bottom side of said check pad casing member,said spring clip mem ber provided with two extending portions disposedat substantially a right angle from each other, one of said extendingportions of said spring clip member in substantially parallel alignedrelation with one of said upwardly extending side portions of said checkpad casing member.

4:. In a check pad casing of the class described, the combination of aflat check pad casing member provided with upwardly extending sideportions, and a spring clip member secured to one of said upwardlyextending side portions and extending inwardly from said side portion inspaced relation with the bottom side of said check pad casing member,said spring clip member provided with two extending portions disposed atsubstantially a right angle from each other, one of said extendingportions of said spring clip member in substantially parallel alignedrelation with one of said upwardly extending side portions of said checkpad casing member, the other extending portion of said spring clipmember in substantially parallel spaced relation with the bottom side ofsaid check pad casing member.

5. In a check pad casing of the class described, the combination of aflat check pad casing member provided with upwardly extending sideportions, and a spring clip member secured to one of said upwardlyextending side portions and extending inwardly from said side portion inspaced relation with the bottom side of said check pad casing member,said spring clip member provided with two extending portions disposed atsubstantially a right angle from each other, one of said extendingportions of said spring clip member in substantially parallel alignedrelation with one of said upwardly extending side portions of said checkpad casing member, the other extending portion of said spring clipmember in substantially parallel spaced relation with the bottom side ofsaid check pad casing member, said other extending portion of saidspring clip member provided with an angularly disposed end portionpositioned in spaced relation with said check pad casing member.

6. In a check pad casing of the class described, the combination of aflat check pad casing member provided with upwardly extending sideportions, and a spring clip member secured to one of said upwardlyextending side portions and extending inwardly from said side portion inspaced relation with the bottom side of said check pad casing member,said spring clip member resilient in character and arranged in rigidconnected relation with said check pad casing member.

EVANGEL A. HAVELES.

